Good plan. Unfortunately 'medibuntu' is not to be found in /etc/apt/sources.list.d . Further, when looked in /var/lib/apt/lists/ some of the medibuntus I had deleted were back. bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep medibuntu packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_free_i18n_Translation-en packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_non-free_i18n_Translation-en bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/etc/apt/sources.list.d$ ls dhor-myway-quantal.list dhor-myway-quantal.list.save google-talkplugin.list google-talkplugin.list.save libreoffice-libreoffice-4-0-quantal.list libreoffice-libreoffice-4-0-quantal.list.save libreoffice-libreoffice-4-1-quantal.list libreoffice-libreoffice-4-1-quantal.list.save libreoffice-ppa-quantal.list libreoffice-ppa-quantal.list.save local-repository.list local-repository.list.save otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-quantal.list otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-quantal.list.save team-xbmc-ppa-quantal.list team-xbmc-ppa-quantal.list.save bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/etc/apt/sources.list.d$ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep medibuntu packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_free_i18n_Translation-en packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_non-free_i18n_Translation-en :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > Looks like you removed the package database that apt creates from a > package repository entry. All you need to do to get rid of a repository is > to delete the config file for it out of the apt config at > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ or to remove the line from > the config file at /etc/apt/sources.list. > > After you've done that, just run "apt-get update" and it will clean out > all the repositories that don't exist anymore as well as update all the > ones that still do. > > After that, symantic should start working again. > > Brian > > > On 12/18/2013 02:53 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> oops.... what am I doing wrong? I remove the files: >> >> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep medibuntu >> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_free_binary-i386_Packages >> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_free_i18n_Translation-en >> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_free_i18n_Translation-en%5fUS >> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_non-free_binary-i386_Packages >> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_non-free_i18n_Translation-en >> packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_non-free_i18n_Translation-en%5fUS >> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cd /var/lib/apt/lists/ >> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/var/lib/apt/lists$ sudo rm -rf *medibuntu* >> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/var/lib/apt/lists$ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep >> medibuntu >> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/var/lib/apt/lists$ sudo synaptic >> >> (synaptic:7475): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set_data: assertion >> `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed >> >> (synaptic:7475): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance >> >> (synaptic:7475): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: >> assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed >> >> and synaptic opens, then ubuntu's update manager is run to update the >> system and it tells me: >> >> Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/Release.gpg >> Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 >> - No address associated with hostname) >> Failed to fetch >> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/free/binary-i386/Packages >> Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 >> - No address associated with hostname) >> Failed to fetch >> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/non-free/binary-i386/Packages Something >> wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address >> associated with hostname) >> Failed to fetch >> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/free/i18n/Translation-en_US >> Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 >> - No address associated with hostname) >> Failed to fetch >> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/free/i18n/Translation-en >> Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 >> - No address associated with hostname) >> Failed to fetch >> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/non-free/i18n/ >> Translation-en_US >> Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 >> - No address associated with hostname) >> Failed to fetch >> http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/quantal/non-free/i18n/Translation-en >> Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 >> - No address associated with hostname) >> Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones >> used instead. >> >> I then clicked update and now it says my system is up to date but when >> 'refresh' is clicked I still get the medibuntu error? >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Michael Havens > > wrote: >> >> thanks >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:34 PM, sean ritzler >> > wrote: >> >> The medibuntu repo has been shut down. You'll want to remove any >> mention of it from your list of repositories. >> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Michael Havens >> > wrote: >> > I can't get my packaage managers to work. For instance: I >> open synaptic and >> > after it loads an info window appears that says: >> > >> > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header >> > E: Problem with MergeList >> > >> /var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_quantal_ >> free_i18n_Translation-en >> > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or >> opened. >> > E: _cache->open() failed, please report. >> > >> > Please, how do I fix this? >> > :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >